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Originally posted by Destinyone
reply to post by canucks555
I give you one, if you give me one. Nothing like the music of round motors.....
Des
Originally posted by HomerinNC
unfortunately, if water is in the crates you might just find rust after all these years...
Originally posted by Destinyone
reply to post by canucks555
Ahhh...paint job made famous by Flying Tigers...P40. I'll take it!
Des
A concrete vault encasing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried a half-century ago may have been built to withstand a nuclear attack but it couldn't beat back the natural onslaught of moisture.
At a Friday ceremony complete with a couple of drum rolls, crews removed a multilayered protective wrapping caked with red mud, revealing a vintage vehicle that was covered in rust and wouldn't crank.
There were a few bright spots, literally: shiny chrome was still visible around the doors and front fender, and workers were able to put air in the tires.
But the unveiling in front of thousands of people at the Tulsa Convention Center confirmed fears that the past 50 years had not been the kindest to Miss Belvedere.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by Drunkenparrot
There was never any hope of a large number of them being flyable. They thought that of the 36, they MIGHT be able to piece together 10 and make them flyable, but no more than that in all likelihood. There are a lot more buried there though, so they might be able to make 15-20 flyable, but I'd say they'd be lucky to get that many up and flying.edit on 1/16/2013 by Zaphod58 because: (no reason given)